Palettes / Colors / #AEFAE2

#AEFAE2 — Pale Vivid Teal

#AEFAE2 is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AEFAE2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AEFAE2 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAAEC6; it also sits naturally between #AEFABB and #AEECFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 98% · Blue 89%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AEFAE2

.text { color: #AEFAE2; }
.background { background-color: #AEFAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEFAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 250, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEFAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 250, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEFAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 250, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEFAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEFAE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAAEC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEFAE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEFAE2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AEFAE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEFAE2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEFAE1  ·  #AEFAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEFAE2?

#AEFAE2 is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 174, 250, 226). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEFAE2?

#AEFAE2 is RGB 174, 250, 226 — HSL 161°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #AEFAE2?

Its complement is #FAAEC6; analogous partners are #AEFABB and #AEECFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEFAE2 for text?

Black text on #AEFAE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.